OSHA Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard Lawsuit

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice on October 29, 2026, soliciting public comments on a proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements in the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard. The notice is 91 FR 68183, document number 2026-22014, and the comment period closes on December 28, 2026.

At a glance

• OSHA published the notice at 91 FR 68183 on October 29, 2026, in the Federal Register.
• The notice is a request for public comments, not a new or amended safety rule.
• The subject is the information collection requirements in 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P, the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard.
• OMB Control No. 1218-0248 is the approval at issue, and the proceeding sits in Docket No. OSHA-2011-0010.
• Comments must be submitted by December 28, 2026, per the notice’s dates line.

What the October 29, 2026 notice actually does

The document is an agency information collection notice tied to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the federal statute that governs how agencies collect information from the public and requires OMB sign-off for those collections. Its stated action is “Request for public comments.” The abstract says OSHA “solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend” OMB’s approval of the information collection requirements in the standard.

The standard at issue is the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard, codified at 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P. The notice covers the paperwork the standard imposes (records, certifications and similar documentation), not the fire-protection duties such as equipment and procedures.

The notice occupies pages 68183 to 68184 of volume 91 of the Federal Register, a two-page document with no effective date listed. It is classified as a Notice, not a Rule or Proposed Rule, and it lists no regulation identification number.

What the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard covers

The standard sits in 29 CFR Part 1915, the OSHA rules for shipyard employment. Subpart P of that part is the fire protection subpart. According to docket records, the information collection requirements appear at 29 CFR 1915.501 through 1915.509.

The notice does not restate the text of the standard or change it. It concerns only whether OMB should extend its approval of the collections and, as part of that review, whether the paperwork requirements remain necessary and how burden should be measured. The comment invitation gives the public a chance to address those questions.

What is established vs. what is alleged

There is no allegation and no dispute in this record. The established facts come from the Federal Register notice itself: the agency, the date, the citation, the docket, the control number, the action, and the deadline.

The notice establishes that OSHA has proposed an extension and is taking comments. It does not establish that OMB has granted the extension, has denied it, or has acted at all. It does not establish any change to the standard’s requirements. Nothing in the document records a decision on the merits of the collection, because none has been made.

Where the paperwork review stands procedurally

This is a comment-stage administrative notice, not litigation. There is no MDL (multidistrict litigation, a consolidated federal proceeding) and no court involved. The matter is not before any tribunal.

The docket is OSHA-2011-0010. The comment submission page is regulations.gov/commenton/OSHA-2011-0010-0019. At the time the notice was published, the docket showed zero comments.

OSHA’s docket lists eight supporting documents, including a Supporting Statement for the Information Collection Requirements of the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard (29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P), OMB Control No. 1218-0248, dated October 2026. Prior versions of that supporting statement are listed with February 2024, November 2020, April 2017 and January 2011 dates.

Key dates

• October 2026: OSHA dates the current supporting statement for OMB Control No. 1218-0248.
• October 29, 2026: OSHA publishes the notice at 91 FR 68183. The comment period opens the same day.
• December 28, 2026: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by this date, per the notice.
• 2024, 2020, 2017 and 2011: Earlier supporting statements in the docket record prior review cycles for the same control number.

What this does not establish

The notice does not show that OMB extended, modified or withdrew approval for the information collection. It does not show any new fire-protection requirement for shipyards or any change to 29 CFR 1915.501 through 1915.509.

It does not record how many comments have been filed since publication. It does not state OSHA’s burden estimate, the number of respondents, or the estimated cost of the paperwork. It does not address injury claims, enforcement actions or citations, and it makes no finding about any individual workplace.

The notice is not a rulemaking proposal to amend the standard. Readers should not treat it as a sign that fire-protection obligations in shipyards will change.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard notice about?

The notice at 91 FR 68183 concerns OSHA’s proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s approval of the information collection requirements in the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard, 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P. OSHA published the notice on October 29, 2026, and asked the public for comments. It addresses paperwork approval under OMB Control No. 1218-0248, not the fire-protection duties in the standard.

When is the deadline to comment on the OSHA notice?

Comments must be submitted, postmarked, sent, or received by December 28, 2026, according to the notice’s dates section. The notice was published at 91 FR 68183 on October 29, 2026. Comments go through the regulations.gov page for OSHA-2011-0010-0019.

Does this notice change the fire protection rules for shipyards?

No. The document is a request for public comments on extending OMB’s approval of the information collection requirements under OMB Control No. 1218-0248. It is not a rule or a proposed rule, and it does not amend 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P. Any change to the standard’s requirements would follow a separate process.

Is there a lawsuit or court case connected to this shipyard fire protection notice?

No. The notice at 91 FR 68183 is an administrative paperwork review in Docket No. OSHA-2011-0010, and there is no court proceeding associated with it. The document does not mention litigation, and no decision by OMB on the extension appears in the record.

What is OMB Control No. 1218-0248?

OMB Control No. 1218-0248 is the Office of Management and Budget control number assigned to the information collection requirements of the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard at 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart P. The October 29, 2026 notice asks for comments on OSHA’s proposal to extend that approval.

For context on how federal agencies handle information and injury-related records more broadly, the site’s pages on commercial truck collision claims and rideshare passenger safety claims explain how documentation shapes those matters without addressing this notice.

Sources

1. Federal Register: “Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, Document 2026-22014” (API record, accessed 2026-11-02)
2. Federal Register: “All Documents (newest order data)” (API dataset, accessed 2026-11-02)
3. Federal Register: “Agencies” (API dataset, accessed 2026-11-02)
4. Federal Register: “Documents of type Rule” (API dataset, accessed 2026-11-02)
5. Federal Register: “Documents of type Notice” (API dataset, accessed 2026-11-02)
6. Federal Register: “Documents of type Proposed Rule” (API dataset, accessed 2026-11-02)